Nelly A
@nellyating.bsky.social
#Artist. #PhD on Visual Activism and Amnesty International. Photographic #historian on #African photography. Also a wife and mama to myself. ✌🏿 www.nellyating.com
#Africanphotographer
#Africanphotographer
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Nicki Minaj is set to speak at the United Nations on behalf of the Trump regime about the "persecution" of Christians in Nigeria.
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Nicki Minaj is set to speak at the United Nations on behalf of the Trump regime about the "persecution" of Christians in Nigeria.
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Check out new new #histmed CFPs added to our page:
'Life Histories in Mind: Mental ILL Health and Learning Disability in Context'
Manchester Metropolitan University, 21 July 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2026
Organised by Rob Ellis and Rebecca Ball
@re-histories.bsky.social
#DisHist
'Life Histories in Mind: Mental ILL Health and Learning Disability in Context'
Manchester Metropolitan University, 21 July 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2026
Organised by Rob Ellis and Rebecca Ball
@re-histories.bsky.social
#DisHist
History of Medicine CFPs
If you wish to share your CFPs on the SSHM website please contact the Exec Sec, Dr Justine Pick admin@sshm.org Intimate States: New Histories of Medicine, Welfare, and Care under Socialism Location…
sshm.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Born #OnThisDay in 1930 was Gladys West. As a mathematician and computer programmer, West created an accurate model of the Earth's shape, and her work on satellite geodesic modelling laid the foundations for GPS technology. #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth https://bbc.in/4nsn0FA
100 Women: Gladys West - the 'hidden figure' of GPS
Gladys West was instrumental in developing the mathematics behind GPS - but until now her story has remained untold.
bbc.in
October 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Born #OnThisDay in 1930 was Gladys West. As a mathematician and computer programmer, West created an accurate model of the Earth's shape, and her work on satellite geodesic modelling laid the foundations for GPS technology. #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth https://bbc.in/4nsn0FA
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Happy #pubday to "Seeking the High Ground: Slavery and Political Conflict in the British Atlantic World" by Matthew Mason!
How American slavery engendered a new political vocabulary used on both sides of the Atlantic.
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10097/
#skystorians #booksky #readUP
How American slavery engendered a new political vocabulary used on both sides of the Atlantic.
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10097/
#skystorians #booksky #readUP
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Happy #pubday to "Seeking the High Ground: Slavery and Political Conflict in the British Atlantic World" by Matthew Mason!
How American slavery engendered a new political vocabulary used on both sides of the Atlantic.
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10097/
#skystorians #booksky #readUP
How American slavery engendered a new political vocabulary used on both sides of the Atlantic.
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10097/
#skystorians #booksky #readUP
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The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy - a tale of significant fortunes made and how their investments percolated into the Scottish economy and wider society.
Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴
uolpress.co.uk/book/the-gla...
Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴
uolpress.co.uk/book/the-gla...
October 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy - a tale of significant fortunes made and how their investments percolated into the Scottish economy and wider society.
Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴
uolpress.co.uk/book/the-gla...
Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴
uolpress.co.uk/book/the-gla...
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And the CFP for our conference is out! I'm particularly excited about the topic this year 🤓 can't wait to see all the proposals! We're a friendly bunch, and there's always a good mix of scholars at all stages from all over the world. Historians, curators, practitioners, all welcome!
We're delighted to announce the CFP for our #PHRC26 annual conference on "Photography's Tacit Knowledge". As in the past few years, it'll be a hybrid conference, online and in Leicester, o 15-16 June. Send your abstracts by 9 January! photographichistory.wordpress.com/annual-confe... #photohist
Annual Conference 2026
Photography’s Tacit Knowledge Image: A reproduction photographer at work. 1934 (Deutsche Fotothek). Photographic History Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK When: 15-16 June 2026…
photographichistory.wordpress.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
And the CFP for our conference is out! I'm particularly excited about the topic this year 🤓 can't wait to see all the proposals! We're a friendly bunch, and there's always a good mix of scholars at all stages from all over the world. Historians, curators, practitioners, all welcome!
Fed myself a nice bowl of ice cream and Oreo’s. My body responded with a quick sweet nap. 😴
October 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Fed myself a nice bowl of ice cream and Oreo’s. My body responded with a quick sweet nap. 😴
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Displaced in Gaza: Stories from the Gaza Genocide
Thursday, October 16th at 10:30 am ET
RSVP to attend: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Thursday, October 16th at 10:30 am ET
RSVP to attend: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
October 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Displaced in Gaza: Stories from the Gaza Genocide
Thursday, October 16th at 10:30 am ET
RSVP to attend: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Thursday, October 16th at 10:30 am ET
RSVP to attend: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
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Now open: call for the Royal Historical Society's First Book and Early Career Article Prizes, 2026.
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author before the closing date of 15 December. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author before the closing date of 15 December. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
Royal Historical Society Book and Article Prizes, 2026: submissions now invited - RHS
The Royal Historical Society invites applications for its First Book Prize, 2026 and Early Career Article Prize, 2026. The call for submissions opens on Monday 29 September 2025 and runs to Monday 15 ...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Now open: call for the Royal Historical Society's First Book and Early Career Article Prizes, 2026.
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author before the closing date of 15 December. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author before the closing date of 15 December. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
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Attention researchers and practitioners!
The International Review of the Red Cross calls for papers on 'Before War: Prepare to Comply with IHL'. Submit by 1 December 2025, and contribute to this vital discussion.
Read more: ms.spr.ly/63322sQFpe
The International Review of the Red Cross calls for papers on 'Before War: Prepare to Comply with IHL'. Submit by 1 December 2025, and contribute to this vital discussion.
Read more: ms.spr.ly/63322sQFpe
September 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Attention researchers and practitioners!
The International Review of the Red Cross calls for papers on 'Before War: Prepare to Comply with IHL'. Submit by 1 December 2025, and contribute to this vital discussion.
Read more: ms.spr.ly/63322sQFpe
The International Review of the Red Cross calls for papers on 'Before War: Prepare to Comply with IHL'. Submit by 1 December 2025, and contribute to this vital discussion.
Read more: ms.spr.ly/63322sQFpe
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'History and Archives in Practice, 2026': call for participation now open bit.ly/4pITZrs
HAP26 takes place @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social
on the theme of 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives & Historical Research'. With @ihr.bsky.social & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy
HAP26 takes place @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social
on the theme of 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives & Historical Research'. With @ihr.bsky.social & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy
September 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
'History and Archives in Practice, 2026': call for participation now open bit.ly/4pITZrs
HAP26 takes place @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social
on the theme of 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives & Historical Research'. With @ihr.bsky.social & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy
HAP26 takes place @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social
on the theme of 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives & Historical Research'. With @ihr.bsky.social & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy
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We are delighted to share the Call for Papers for our Spring Seminar Series 2026:
September 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We are delighted to share the Call for Papers for our Spring Seminar Series 2026:
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Join me in person or online on 5th November 1pm for a Photo Oxford talk at @bodleianlibs about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot. She witnessed the birth of #photography but maintained a love of art throughout her life. Details here:
photooxford.org/events/const...
photooxford.org/events/const...
Constance Talbot, early photographer and lifelong artist Talk by Rose Teanby — Photo Oxford
Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, The Bodleian Library Wednesday, 5 November
photooxford.org
October 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Join me in person or online on 5th November 1pm for a Photo Oxford talk at @bodleianlibs about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot. She witnessed the birth of #photography but maintained a love of art throughout her life. Details here:
photooxford.org/events/const...
photooxford.org/events/const...
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Our latest talk ... 'Picture Post - A Twentieth Century Icon' ... is now online.
Highly recommended. Please share with #photohistory #photojournalism networks
youtu.be/MuutZAfNBYo?...
Highly recommended. Please share with #photohistory #photojournalism networks
youtu.be/MuutZAfNBYo?...
October 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Our latest talk ... 'Picture Post - A Twentieth Century Icon' ... is now online.
Highly recommended. Please share with #photohistory #photojournalism networks
youtu.be/MuutZAfNBYo?...
Highly recommended. Please share with #photohistory #photojournalism networks
youtu.be/MuutZAfNBYo?...
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On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
October 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
I can’t afford a coffee machine and I can’t afford £5 coffee. Story of my life post-PhD.
October 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I can’t afford a coffee machine and I can’t afford £5 coffee. Story of my life post-PhD.
Two weeks off X (formerly Twitter) and my sleep gets better.
October 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Two weeks off X (formerly Twitter) and my sleep gets better.
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“The essay-writing habits of my school days have never left me.” In this week’s issue, Zadie Smith shares a writing tip she’s used for decades.
The Art of the Impersonal Essay, by Zadie Smith
In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, the rectangle is mine.
www.newyorker.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“The essay-writing habits of my school days have never left me.” In this week’s issue, Zadie Smith shares a writing tip she’s used for decades.
September 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Cardiff in its full quirky form. From protest sites to a group busking for a trip the Bahamas to a group of Nigerian christians singing carols - all happening simultaneously at the City Center.
Cardiff, 2024
#Art #StreetPhotography #PhotoOfDay #Photography #PortriatPhotography #Shows
Cardiff, 2024
#Art #StreetPhotography #PhotoOfDay #Photography #PortriatPhotography #Shows
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Cardiff in its full quirky form. From protest sites to a group busking for a trip the Bahamas to a group of Nigerian christians singing carols - all happening simultaneously at the City Center.
Cardiff, 2024
#Art #StreetPhotography #PhotoOfDay #Photography #PortriatPhotography #Shows
Cardiff, 2024
#Art #StreetPhotography #PhotoOfDay #Photography #PortriatPhotography #Shows
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Looking forward to our online talk next week...
'Picture Post - a 20th Century Icon' on Thursday 2nd October 2025 (1900 BST).
Register and full details via link.
events.rps.org/en/historica...
'Picture Post - a 20th Century Icon' on Thursday 2nd October 2025 (1900 BST).
Register and full details via link.
events.rps.org/en/historica...
September 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Looking forward to our online talk next week...
'Picture Post - a 20th Century Icon' on Thursday 2nd October 2025 (1900 BST).
Register and full details via link.
events.rps.org/en/historica...
'Picture Post - a 20th Century Icon' on Thursday 2nd October 2025 (1900 BST).
Register and full details via link.
events.rps.org/en/historica...
I started painting during a residency program. This is from my series, “edisat” meaning comb. Where I see figures as combs with sentimental attachments. More on my website nellyating.com #painting #oilpainting #art #visualartist
September 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I started painting during a residency program. This is from my series, “edisat” meaning comb. Where I see figures as combs with sentimental attachments. More on my website nellyating.com #painting #oilpainting #art #visualartist
We need media literacy.
September 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
We need media literacy.
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Sometimes I think the real "peace dividend" since the end of the cold war was that a whole generation of analysts grew up underestimating the power of ideology, memory and emotion, and now they cannot recognize a huge cultural shift when it is staring them in the face.
The "soft stuff"matters.
The "soft stuff"matters.
September 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sometimes I think the real "peace dividend" since the end of the cold war was that a whole generation of analysts grew up underestimating the power of ideology, memory and emotion, and now they cannot recognize a huge cultural shift when it is staring them in the face.
The "soft stuff"matters.
The "soft stuff"matters.